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  • Wednesday, March 12, 2025
  • 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    (CME100) EXTRA FEE - Therapeutic Joint Injections: Workshop for Practitioners
    Room: E216ABCD
    Lead Speaker: Dominique L. Vinh, MD, CMD, MBA – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Speaker: Fatima Sheikh, MD, MPH, CMD – FutureCare Health and Management
    Speaker: Ali Jafri, DO – Georgetown University
    Speaker: Krithika Mahesh, DO – Johns Hopkins Hospital
    Clinical Medicine
     Credits: 3
  • 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET
    Registration Open
  • Thursday, March 13, 2025
  • 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM ET
    Registration Open
  • 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM ET
    Futures Program
    Room: E221AB
  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET
    (CME101) General Session 1: Opening Keynote - Compassionomics: The Scientific Evidence That Caring Makes a Difference
    Room: Richardson Ballroom AB
    Keynote Speaker: Stephen Trzeciak, MD, MPH
     Credits: 1
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM ET
    Break
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM ET
    Industry Expert Theater - Addressing Key Challenges to RSV Vaccination in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care
    Room: E216ABCD
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    (CME102) Empowering Facility Staff: Education Unleashed
    Room: E217
    Lead Speaker: Jamie Smith, FNP-C, CPMA – Eventus Wholehealth
    Speaker: Ethan Levine, PhD – Eventus WholeHealth
    Staffing
     Credits: 1
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    (CME103) Spiritual Care For The Skeptics: Evidence-Based Spiritual Care in PALTC
    Room: E218
    Lead Speaker: Gregory James, DO, MPH, CMD – Optum / United Health Group
    Speaker: Stephanie R. Nourollah, FNP-BC, ACHPN – United Health Group / Optum
    Communication with Patients and Families
     Credits: 1
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    (CME105) Response to Falls with Head Trauma in Assisted Living
    Room: E219CD
    Lead Speaker: Daniel Haimowitz, MD, FACP, CMD (he/him/his) – Pickering Manor/Living Branches/Arden Courts of Yardley
    Speaker: Josh Allen, Registered Nurse – Allen Flores Consulting Group
    Clinical Medicine
     Credits: 1
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    (CME106) Meaningful AI: Fueling Organizations and Elevating People
    Room: Richardson Ballroom AB
    Lead Speaker: Jason W. Martin, MBA – Long Term Care Specialists
    Lead Speaker: Beth Reece, MAcc – Netsmart / GEHRIMED
    Artificial IntelligenceTechnology
     Credits: 1
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Break (Lunch on Own)
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    HOD Business Meeting
    Room: E220EF
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Industry Expert Theater - Holistic Approaches to Agitation Associated with Dementia due to Alzheimer's Disease: A Long-term Care Perspective
    Room: E216ABCD
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Industry Expert Theater - Tardive Dyskinesia in Long-Term Care Residents: Screening for Movements, Assessing Impact, and Treatment Considerations
    Room: E222
  • 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM ET
    The Situation Room: NVAF/VTE Anticoagulation Management
    Room: 105,106
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET
    (CME109) Anatomy of an Award-Winning Memory Care Service
    Room: E219CD
    Lead Speaker: Ravindra Amin, MD – Coler Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center
    Speaker: Deepa Vinoo, DNP, RN, Gero-BC,CDP – NY City Health +Hospitals/Coler
    Speaker: Howard J. Finger, DO – Coler Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center
    Speaker: Ann Wyatt, MSW (she/her/hers) – Self-Employed
    Clinical Medicine
     Credits: 1.5
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET
    (CME110) Billing and Coding
    Room: Richardson Ballroom AB
    Lead Speaker: Dallas L. Nelson, MD, FACP, CMD (she/her/hers) – University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
    Speaker: Jamie Smith, FNP-C, CPMA – Eventus Wholehealth
    Speaker: Christian Bergman, MD, CMD – VCU, Richmond, VA
    Speaker: Charles Crecelius, MD, PhD, CMD – Delmar Garden Enterprises
    Billing and Coding
     Credits: 1.5
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET
    (CME129) Dementia Care brings Health Systems and Long-Term Care into Partnership
    Room: E219AB
    Lead Speaker: Michele F. Bellantoni, MD, CMD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Speaker: Shaista U. Ahmed, MD, MPH, MAS (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Speaker: Kimberly M. Smashe, DNP, MBA, RN, NE-BC – Duke University Health System
    Speaker: Heidi White, MD – Duke Health
    Value-Based CareLeadership & Management
     Credits: 1.5
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET
    (CME154) Facility Assessment: A Groundbreaking Opportunity for Clinical Engagement
    Room: E217
    Lead Speaker: Michael R. Wasserman, MD, CMD – CALTCM
    Speaker: Anne H. Montgomery, BA, MS – Center for Innovation
    Speaker: Sorah Levy, PhD(c), RN, RAC-CTA, RAC-CT – University of Maryland School of Nursing
    Regulatory Changes and Compliance
     Credits: 1.5
  • 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    (CME111) Optimizing Care Transitions Involving Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia
    Room: E218
    Speaker: Lauren J. Gleason, MD, MPH, CMP (she/her/hers) – University of Chicago
    Speaker: Cecilia Y. Cai, MD, CMD – FutureCare Health and Management
    Speaker: Lea C. Watson, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado School of Medicine
    Speaker: Jessica L. Kalender-Rich, MD, MHA, CMD (she/her/hers) – The University of Kansas Health System
    Speaker: Sing T. Palat, MD, CMD (she/her/hers) – Optum Senior Community Care
    Transitions of Care
     Credits: 3
  • 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    Break
  • 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    Industry Expert Theater - RSV in Focus: What's New with Reporting Measures and Disease Burden
    Room: E216ABCD
  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    (CME112) Resolving PALTC Conflicts: Negotiation Skills to Use with Patients/Families, Staff, and Providers
    Room: E217
    Lead Speaker: Lee A. Lindquist, MD MPH MBA CMD – Northwestern University Feinberg School
    Speaker: Alaine Murawski, LSW (she/her/hers) – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
    Speaker: Jeanette Cheng, MD – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
    Speaker: Nevin Kamal, MD – Northwestern University Feinberg School
    Communication with Patients and Families
     Credits: 1.5
  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    (CME113) Opportunities in Senior Housing as Part of Post Acute Care
    Room: E219AB
    Lead Speaker: Barbara Resnick, PhD – University of Maryland
    Speaker: Nicole Brandt, Pharm D, MBA (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland
    Speaker: Sarah D. Holmes, PhD, MSW (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland School of Nursing
    Speaker: Anne Hagan, MSN – Universityof Maryland
    Business of MedicineBusiness
     Credits: 1.5
  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    (CME114) Caring for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder: Advocacy from Hospital to Discharge
    Room: E219CD
    Lead Speaker: Noel Ivey, MD FACP – Duke University Hospital
    Speaker: Dana Clifton, MD, FAAP (she/her/hers) – Duke University Hospital
    Speaker: Melissa Walker, LCSW, LCAS – Duke University Hospital
    Speaker: Allison Korn, JD – Duke University School of Law
    Speaker: Michael Krol, MD, CMD – Dell Medical School, Austin Geriatric Specialists
    Substance Use Disorder
     Credits: 1.5
  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    (CME115) Breakthrough or Bust? IV Vitamins, Amniotic Membranes, Urine PCR, & Pharmacogenomic Testing
    Room: Richardson Ballroom AB
    Lead Speaker: Monica Ott, MD, CMD – Abode Care Partners
    Speaker: Todd Sobol, MD, FACP, CMD – Personalized Health Partners
    Clinical Medicine
     Credits: 1.5
  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    (CME116) Sepsis in Long-Term Care Facilities: From Public Health to Bedside
    Room: E220EF
    Lead Speaker: Swati Gaur, MD MBA CMD AGSF – Rainmakers Solutions Inc
    Speaker: Amy Ward, MS, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC – Alliant Health Solutions
    Clinical Medicine
     Credits: 1.5
  • 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET
    Break
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM ET
    (CME117) Empowering Clinicians to Transform Nursing Homes through Research
    Room: E217
    Lead Speaker: Debra Saliba, MD, MPH – UCLA/ VA/ RAND
    Speaker: Cari Levy, MD, PhD, CMD – University of Colorado School of Medicine
    Speaker: Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD, MSW (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work
    Speaker: Susan Hickman, PhD – Indiana University Schools of Medicine and Nursing
    QAPI
     Credits: 1
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM ET
    (CME118) Meaningful Communication with Residents and Families: Stopping the Runaway Train
    Room: E218
    Lead Speaker: Swati Gaur, MD MBA CMD AGSF – Rainmakers Solutions Inc
    Speaker: Carolyn A. Kazdan, MHSA, NHA, BCPA – Island Peer Review Organization (IPRO)
    Communication with Patients and Families
     Credits: 1
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM ET
    (CME119) The AI Revolution and its Impact in Long-Term Care
    Room: E219AB
    Lead Speaker: Amar Mohan, MD – Transitional Care Physicians of America
    Speaker: Shannon D. Coffee, FNP-C (she/her/hers) – Transitional Care Physicians of America
    Artificial IntelligenceTechnology
     Credits: 1
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM ET
    (CME121) Pharmacist Review Improves Transitions Outcomes From Hospital to Skilled Nursing Facility
    Room: Richardson Ballroom AB
    Lead Speaker: Cindy Leslie A. Roberson, PharmD – Duke Population Health Management Office
    Speaker: Aubrey Jolly Graham, MD (she/her/hers) – Hospital medicine, Duke University Hospital
    Transitions of Care
     Credits: 1
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM ET
    (CME120) Cases and Conversations About Current Vaccine Recommendations
    Room: E219CD
    Speaker: Ghinwa Dumyati, MD – University of Rochester
    Speaker: David A. Nace, MD, MPH – University of Pittsburgh / UPMC Senior Communities / UPMC
    Infection Prevention and Control
     Credits: 1
  • 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM ET
    Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall
    Room: Hall C
  • 5:40 PM – 5:50 PM ET
    (P03) Poster Session: Agoraphobia in the SNF: Be Afraid!
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 5:50 PM – 6:00 PM ET
    (P12) Poster Session: Deprescribing for Management of Delusional Parasitosis
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 6:00 PM – 6:10 PM ET
    (P06) Poster Session: Evaluation of Male Gynecomastia in a Geriatric Patient
  • 6:10 PM – 6:20 PM ET
    (P11) Poster Session: Navigating Complex Barriers to Post-Acute Care
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 6:20 PM – 6:30 PM ET
    (P10) Poster Session: Overcoming Extensive Bullous Rash
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 6:30 PM – 6:40 PM ET
    (P08) Poster Session: Post Acute Care Transitions: Lessons from a Patient with Sepsis
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 6:40 PM – 6:50 PM ET
    (P01) Poster Session: Silent Signals: Acute Ischemia Masquerading as Dementia Symptoms
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 6:50 PM – 7:00 PM ET
    (P02) Poster Session: Tongue Tied: Glossitis as a Cause of Dysphagia
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 7:00 PM – 7:10 PM ET
    (P15) Poster Session: Advancing Dementia Care: Palliative Care Performance Improvement to Enhance Quality-of-Life
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 7:10 PM – 7:20 PM ET
    (P17) Poster Session: Collaboration to Reduce Antibiotic Prescribing at Memorial Care Center
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 7:20 PM – 7:30 PM ET
    (P05) Poster Session: Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections; Workup Reveals Foreign Body in Bladder
    Room: Poster Theater
  • Friday, March 14, 2025
  • 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM ET
    Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET
    (CME122) General Session II: Steve Levenson Lecture & Anne-Marie Filkin Lecture
    Room: Richardson Ballroom AB
    Speaker: Sujal Manohar
    Speaker: Matthew Wayne, MD, CMD – Communicare
     Credits: 1
  • 10:00 AM – 10:10 AM ET
    (P21) Poster Session: Deprescribing Proton Pump Inhibitors at Transition of Care: Optimal Practices
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM ET
    Break in the Exhibit Hall
    Room: Hall C
  • 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM ET
    Exhibit Hall and Poster Theater Open
    Room: Hall C
  • 10:10 AM – 10:20 AM ET
    (P16) Poster Session: Improving Long-Term Care: Strategies for Implementing Trauma-Informed Care
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 10:20 AM – 10:30 AM ET
    (P19) Poster Session: Improving Patient Care: A Transformative Outcomes Based Model
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    (CME123) PALASE: Partnership of Hospitals and Long-Term Care Facilities for Antibiotic Stewardship
    Room: E217
    Lead Speaker: Sylwia Jasniuk, RN – CIMPAR
    Infection Prevention and Control
     Credits: 1
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    (CME124) Experienced Compassion at Work and Nursing Home CNAs' Well-being and Turnover Intentions
    Room: E218
    Lead Speaker: Kristin M. MacDonald, PhD, MS, RD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Staffing
     Credits: 1
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    (CME125) Ignite and Inspire - Empowering Clinicians to Craft Transformative Educational Tools
    Room: E219AB
    Lead Speaker: Esperanza Fernandez MD, MD – TeamHealth
    Speaker: Daniel Borkert, FNP-C – TeamHealth
    Leadership in Medical DirectionLeadership & Management
     Credits: 1
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    (CME126) Low-Dose Methadone: A New Way to Use an Old, Underutilized Medicine
    Room: E219CD
    Lead Speaker: Takeshi Uemura, MD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Speaker: Caroline Baldwin, MD, CCFP(PC) – Providence Health Care
    Speaker: Jenica Burns, RN, BSN (she/her/hers) – Providence Health Care
    Speaker: Sydney T. Israel, PharmD, BCPS (she/her/hers) – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
    Clinical Medicine
     Credits: 1
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    (CME127) Enhancing After-Hours Clinical Coverage: Navigating Challenges & Solutions for Optimal Patient Care
    Room: Richardson Ballroom AB
    Lead Speaker: Jon Raffesberger, DNP, ARNP, NP-C – TeamHealth
    Speaker: Najla Bryant – TeamHealth
    Business LeadershipBusiness
     Credits: 1
  • 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM ET
    Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
    Room: Hall C
  • 11:40 AM – 11:50 AM ET
    (P20) Poster Session: Using Data and Resources for Harm Reduction in SNF/PALTC
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM ET
    Industry Expert Theater - Prioritizing TD in Long-Term Care (LTC): Treatment Considerations for Patients in LTC Settings
    Room: Exhibit Hall - Stage 1
  • 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM ET
    Lunch Table Talks in the Exhibit Hall
    Room: Hall C
  • 11:50 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    (P36) Poster Session: Cleaning Assessment in LTCFs Using Observation, Microbiological, and Gel Sampling
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 12:00 PM – 12:10 PM ET
    (P31) Poster Session: Comparing SPMSQ and BIMS as Cognitive Screeners in Nursing Homes
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 12:10 PM – 12:20 PM ET
    (P35) Poster Session: Evaluation of Telehealth Readiness Assessment Tools Available for Long-Term-Care Facilities
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 12:20 PM – 12:30 PM ET
    (P30) Poster Session: Examining the Link Between Physician Commitment and Care Quality
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 12:30 PM – 12:40 PM ET
    (P25) Poster Session: Factors Influencing Intent-to-Leave Among Staff in 25 Nursing Homes
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 12:40 PM – 12:50 PM ET
    (P26) Poster Session: Mapping the Digital Divide: Broadband Access for Congregate Care Communities
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 12:50 PM – 1:00 PM ET
    (P32) Poster Session: Nursing Home Outbreak Detection and Antibiotic Use During Multipathogen Testing
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    (CME108) Advocacy in Action: Collaborations, CMP/ARPA Funds, and a State Medical Director Registry
    Room: E219AB
    Lead Speaker: Daniel Haimowitz, MD, FACP, CMD (he/him/his) – Pickering Manor/Living Branches/Arden Courts of Yardley
    Speaker: Amar Mohan, MD – Transitional Care Physicians of America
    Speaker: Charles Perry Kemp, PharmD LNHA – Georgia Medical Directors Association
    Speaker: Lori Smetanka, JD – National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
    Speaker: Christian Bergman, MD, CMD – VCU, Richmond, VA
    Leadership in Medical DirectionLeadership & Management
     Credits: 1.5
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    (CME128) Infection Prevention in Nursing Homes: Staying Up-to-Date with Regulations and Prevention Strategies
    Room: E217
    Lead Speaker: Muhammad S. Ashraf, MBBS – University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Speaker: Susan Huang, MD MPH – University of California Irvine School of Medicine
    Infection Prevention and Control
     Credits: 1.5
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    (CME130) Antithrombotic Therapy & Anticoagulation Stewardship: Implementing Best Practices in PALTC
    Room: E219CD
    Lead Speaker: Sabine von Preyss-Friedman, MD CMD FACP – Avalon Healthcare Inc, Caldera Care
    Speaker: Monica Ott, MD, CMD – Abode Care Partners
    Speaker: Nicole M. Orr, MD, FACC – Post-Acute Cardiology Care, LCC
    Speaker: Darren Triller, PharmD – Anticoagulation Forum
    Clinical Medicine
     Credits: 1.5
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    (CME131) This Year in Review in Long Term Care
    Room: Richardson Ballroom AB
    Lead Speaker: Milta O. Little, DO, CMD (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Speaker: Angela M. Sanford, MD – St. Louis University
    Speaker: Julie K. Gammack, MD, CMD, FACP – SSM Health/St. Louis University
    Speaker: Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP – University of Maryland School of Nursing
    Clinical Medicine
     Credits: 1.5
  • 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    (CME132) Leading with Purpose: A Framework to Grow and Strengthen the PALTC Careforce
    Room: E218
    Lead Speaker: Erin A. O'Brien, MA, RN – Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association
    Staffing
     Credits: 3
  • 2:30 PM – 2:40 PM ET
    (P37) Poster Session: Obesity and Malnutrition: A Recipe for Disaster
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    Break in the Exhibit Hall
    Room: Hall C
  • 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    Industry Expert Theater - Harnessing AI, Practice Group Tools, and Cutting Edge Solutions to Enhance Facility Partnerships
    Room: Exhibit Hall - Stage 1
  • 2:40 PM – 2:50 PM ET
    (P27) Poster Session: Meaningful Activity Engagement for Assisted Living Residents with Dementia
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 2:50 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    (P28) Poster Session: Relationship Between Nursing Home Quality Rating and Pain in Dementia
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    (CME133) PALTC Value-Based Care 101
    Room: E217
    Lead Speaker: Walter Lin, MD, MBA – Generation Clinical Partners
    Value-Based Care
     Credits: 1
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    (CME134) Anti-Amyloid Immunotherapy: What SNFists & LTC Providers Need to Know
    Room: E219AB
    Lead Speaker: Daniel Parker, MD – Duke University School of Medicine
    Clinical Medicine
     Credits: 1
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    (CME135) Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Applications in Post-Acute and Long -Term Care
    Room: E219CD
    Lead Speaker: Lior Abramson, MD (she/her/hers) – Duke University/Durham VA
    Speaker: Gwendolen Buhr, MD, MHS, MEd, CMD – Duke University
    Speaker: Janelle Bludorn, MS, PA-C (she/her/hers) – Duke University
    Emerging TechnologiesTechnology
     Credits: 1
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    (CME136) Mastering Behavioral Health: Innovative Strategies for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Excellence
    Room: Richardson Ballroom AB
    Lead Speaker: Jason Miller, DO – Athra Systems
    Behavioral Health
     Credits: 1
  • 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM ET
    Break (walk to next session)
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM ET
    (CME137) Roadmap to Achieving Value-Based Care Success in PALTC
    Room: E217
    Lead Speaker: Timothy Holahan, DO, CMD – University of Rochester
    Speaker: Kristen Krzyzewski, MBA – LTC ACO
    Speaker: Tom Kim, MD, MMM, FHM – Sound Long Term Care Management
    Speaker: Cathy Parker, MSN, GNP – Eventus Whole Health
    Speaker: Scott Rifkin, MD (he/him/his) – Real Time Medical Systems
    Value-Based Care
     Credits: 1
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM ET
    (CME138) Growing Old Apart: Understanding and Supporting the Experience of Separated Older Couples
    Room: E218
    Lead Speaker: Aval-Na'Ree S. Green, MD – Baylor Scott & White Health
    Speaker: Benjamin E. Canter, OTD – Department of Occupational Therapy, Boston University
    Communication with Patients and Families
     Credits: 1
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM ET
    (CME139) Transforming Ideas into Reality: Leadership Strategies for PALTC Healthcare Professionals
    Room: E219AB
    Speaker: Nimit Agarwal, MD, MBA, FACP – Banner - University Medical Center
    Business LeadershipBusiness
     Credits: 1
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM ET
    (CME140) Lessons Learned from a Remote After-Hours Telehealth Program (Tele-MOD)
    Room: E219CD
    Lead Speaker: Christine E. Kistler, MD, MASc – Telemedicine Medical Officer of the Day Program
    Speaker: Elizabeth Tonarelli, PT, DPT, NCS (she/her/hers) – VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
    Speaker: Ashley A. Boots, BSN, MSN, CRNP – Dept. of Veterans Affair
    Emerging TechnologiesTechnology
     Credits: 1
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM ET
    (CME141) Deprescribing: Nuts and Bolts
    Room: Richardson Ballroom AB
    Deprescribing and Polypharmacy
     Credits: 1
  • 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM ET
    Joint Chapter Reception
    Room: Richardson Ballroom Outdoor Terrace
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET
    Chapter Meetings & Receptions (Various locations listed below)
  • 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET
    EXTRA FEE - PALTC25 Mixer @ NASCAR Hall of Fame
  • Saturday, March 15, 2025
  • 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM ET
    Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET
    (CME142) General Session III: Health Policy Update
    Room: Richardson Ballroom AB
    Speaker: Alex Bardakh, MPP – AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine
    Speaker: Timothy Holahan, DO, CMD – University of Rochester
    Speaker: Susan Levy, MD, CMD – SML Geriatric Medicine Consulting
    Speaker: Jacob Berelowitz, LNHA, LMSW, CPHQ, CCM (he/him/his) – Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities (COE-NF)
    Speaker: Steven Buslovich, MD – PointClickCare
    Speaker: Michael Healey – Saisystems Health
    Speaker: Gregory L. Alexander, PhD, RN – Columbia University
     Credits: 2
  • 10:00 AM – 10:10 AM ET
    (P18) Poster Session: Staff Education to Improve Antimicrobial Prescribing at Sunnyhill Nursing Home
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET
    Break in the Exhibit Hall
    Room: Hall C
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET
    Industry Expert Theater - Agitation Associated With Dementia Due to Alzheimer’s Disease: An Expert Discusses Disease Impact and Management Considerations
    Room: Exhibit Hall - Stage 1
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET
    Practice Management Special Interest Group Meeting
    Room: E216ABCD
  • 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM ET
    Exhibit Hall and Poster Theater Open
    Room: Hall C
  • 10:10 AM – 10:20 AM ET
    (P04) Poster Session: Living to Tell the Tale About Ogilvie's Syndrome
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 10:20 AM – 10:30 AM ET
    (P34) Poster Session: Quality of Interactions Across Various Care Tasks in Assisted Living
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 10:30 AM – 10:40 AM ET
    (P33) Poster Session: Promoting Brain Health in Senior Living Facilities: An Educational Approach
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 10:40 AM – 10:50 AM ET
    (P07) Poster Session: Multidisciplinary Approach to Reducing Nursing Home Hospitalizations Amid Family Mistrust
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 10:50 AM – 11:00 AM ET
    (P09) Poster Session: Palliative Care for a Resident with Chronic Wound
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    (CME143) The Virginia Long-Term Care Clinician Network: Connecting, Collaborating, Educating
    Room: E217
    Lead Speaker: Kristin M. MacDonald, PhD, MS, RD – Virginia Commonwealth University
    Speaker: Jamie Smith, FNP-C, CPMA – Eventus Wholehealth
    Public Policy
     Credits: 1
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    (CME144) More of A Good Thing in Action: Improving Staffing By Next Tuesday
    Room: E218
    Lead Speaker: Carolyn A. Kazdan, MHSA, NHA, BCPA – Island Peer Review Organization (IPRO)
    Speaker: Leslie B. Eber, MD CMD – Rocky Mountain Senior Care/ Abode Care Partners
    Speaker: Erin A. O'Brien, MA, RN – Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association
    Speaker: Amy Daly, LNHA, CPHQ – IPRO
    Staffing
     Credits: 1
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    (CME145) The Urgent Need for Acute Seizure Plans in Long-Term Care Facilities
    Room: E219AB
    Lead Speaker: Rebecca O'Dwyer, MD – Rush University Medical Center
    Speaker: Ilo E. Leppik, MD – University of Minnesota
    Clinical Medicine
     Credits: 1
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    (CME146) Breaking Science: Presentations from Leading Researchers in Post-Acute/Long Term Care Medicine
    Room: E219CD
    Lead Speaker: Julie K. Gammack, MD, CMD, FACP – SSM Health/St. Louis University
    Speaker: Benjamin E. Canter, OTD – Department of Occupational Therapy, Boston University
    Speaker: Michele F. Bellantoni, MD, CMD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Speaker: Ellen W. Kaehr, MD, CMD – Careline Physician Services
    Speaker: Sarah D. Holmes, PhD, MSW (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland School of Nursing
    Speaker: Radhika Prakash-Asrani, MPH, MSc – Emory University School of Medicine
    Speaker: Hyungseok Daniel Oh, CMD, MD – Emory University School of Medicine / AG Rhodes Wesley Woods
    Clinical Medicine
     Credits: 1
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    (CME147) Timeless Skin: Navigating Dermatological Challenges in the Elderly
    Room: Richardson Ballroom AB
    Lead Speaker: Reenu M. Varghese, DNP, APRN, FNP-C – The University of Texas Medical Branch
    Clinical Medicine
     Credits: 1
  • 12:00 PM – 12:10 PM ET
    (P13) Poster Session: Leadership Guide: Integrating Nursing Assistants Into Interdisciplinary Teams and Planning
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
    Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
    Room: Hall C
  • 12:10 PM – 12:20 PM ET
    (P14) Poster Session: Non Pharmacological Interventions to Promote Sleep in Nursing Home Residents
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 12:20 PM – 12:30 PM ET
    (P24) Poster Session: Increasing Palliative Care Consult at PAC with Screening Tools
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 12:30 PM – 12:40 PM ET
    (P23) Poster Session: Multidisciplinary Intervention to Reduce Antipsychotic Prescriptions at Skilled Nursing Facility
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM ET
    Industry Expert Theater
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM ET
    Lunch Table Talks
    Room: Hall C
  • 12:40 PM – 12:50 PM ET
    (P22) Poster Session: Utilizing AI to Deprescribe Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Nursing Homes.
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 12:50 PM – 1:00 PM ET
    (P29) Poster Session: Exploring Factors Driving Hospital Readmissions in Skilled Nursing Facilities
    Room: Poster Theater
  • 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
    Poster Awards @ the Poster Theater
    Room: Hall C
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    (CME148) Legal and Practical Perspectives on Medical Director Agreements - Line-By-Line Review
    Room: E217
    Lead Speaker: Sean Fahey, JD – Hall Render
    Speaker: Arif Nazir, MD AGSF FACP – Signature HealthCARE
    Business LeadershipBusiness
     Credits: 1
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    (CME149) An Update on Medical Aid in Dying: Medical, Legal and Ethical Issues
    Room: E219AB
    Lead Speaker: Alan C. Horowitz, Esq., RN – Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
    Speaker: Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMDC, HEC-C (he/him/his) – Stone Mountain Medical Associates
    Speaker: Peter L. Jaggard, MD CMD FACP MA – Presbyterian Living IL
    Clinical Medicine
     Credits: 1
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    (CME150) Reducing Compassion Fatigue: Strategies for Sustainable Well-being
    Room: E219CD
    Lead Speaker: Reenu M. Varghese, DNP, APRN, FNP-C – The University of Texas Medical Branch
    Staffing
     Credits: 1
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    (CME151) Urine Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing: Understanding the Latest Evidence and Navigating Pitfalls
    Room: Richardson Ballroom AB
    Lead Speaker: Jessica Zering, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS, CAPM – Washington State Department of Health
    Speaker: Kelly M. Hatfield, DrPH – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Speaker: Sing T. Palat, MD, CMD (she/her/hers) – Optum Senior Community Care
    Speaker: Laurent Adler, MD, CMD (he/him/his) – Optum Senior Community Care
    Infection Prevention and Control
     Credits: 1
  • 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    (CME152) Build Your Own Machine Learning Models Without Coding: Hands-on Workshop
    Room: E218
    Lead Speaker: Takeshi Uemura, MD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Speaker: Mollie Hobensack, PhD,RN – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Artificial IntelligenceTechnology
     Credits: 3
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Break
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    (CME107) Narrative Medicine for Providers: A Generative Workshop
    Room: E219AB
    Staffing
     Credits: 1.5
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    (CME153) Foundation-Sponsored Research: Frailty Outcomes and Impact of California’s Certified Medical Director Requirement
    Room: E217
    Lead Speaker: Barbara J. Zarowitz, PharmD, MSW (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
    Speaker: Brian E. McGarry, PT, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Rochester Medical Center
    Speaker: Charles Semelka, MD, MS – Wake Forest School of Medicine
    Business LeadershipBusiness
     Credits: 1.5
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    (CME155) When Microaggressions Directed to Learners Come From People with Dementia
    Room: E219CD
    Lead Speaker: Rollin Wright, MD, MS, MPH – Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center/Penn State College of Medicine
    Speaker: Jamehl L. Demons, MD. (she/her/hers) – Wake Forest School of Medicine
    Clinical Medicine
     Credits: 1.5
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    (CME156) Patient-Centered Approaches to Pain and End-of-Life Care with Concurrent Opioid Use Disorder
    Room: Richardson Ballroom AB
    Lead Speaker: Kimberly J. Beiting, MD (she/her/hers) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Division of Geriatrics
    Speaker: A. Justine J. Landi, MD, MPH – Section of Geriatrics & Palliative Care, University of Chicago
    Speaker: Rossana P. Lau-Ng, MD, MBA, CMD (she/her/hers) – Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine
    Speaker: Stacie Levine, MD, CMD, FAAHPM (she/her/hers) – Section of Geriatrics & Palliative Care, University of Chicago
    Clinical Medicine
     Credits: 1.5
  • 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM ET
    House of Delegates Meeting
    Room: E220EF
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